Why the price so high? You can get this at Best Buy (witch it just came back in stock) for $260 and at Walmart (witch just got it back in stock) for $250, I'm shocked that Amazon for the first time isn't being competitive on the price. Why the price so high? You can get this at Best Buy (witch it just came back in stock) for $260 and at Walmart (witch just got it back in stock) for $250, I'm shocked that Amazon for the first... » Read More Why the price so high? You can get this at Best Buy (witch it just came back in stock) for $260 and at Walmart (witch just got it back in stock) for $250, I'm shocked that Amazon for the first time isn't being competitive on the price. « Show Less
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I'm sure it has nothing to do with them pushing the Kindle.ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
657039
shipping prices is the main reason. Shipping from the manufacturer $25 then shipping to you another $25 makes it hard. The prices on Amazon are actually still about what the old MSRP was even though the price has gone up.
259082
It's definitely overpriced. Buyers shouldn't reward sellers who gouge. As it were, Best Buy online currently has the 16gb model for sale at the MSRP of $399. Why anyone would may this kind of markup is beyond me. ASUS will be ramping up production soon enough to meet demand. A little patience will save a significant chunk of change.
731414
yes, I do understand, but there are others online web store that willing to sell around 1,000 too.I just want to buy it from Amazon, but if it still nothing soon. I'll order from another web.One thing that I don't understand that, why others store have it but Amazon doesn't?
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It's from a reseller. Someone bought them and now that they are backordered at Amazon, they are raising prices.I bought 2 at Hot Topic today for $19.99 so they are available there!Borders will also have them for $24.99 but not sure when exactly.
1278654
Just to clarify, Amazon only dropped the price temporarily as part of those post-thanksgiving sales (you know black friday, cyber monday)...it was just a holiday sale. Then back to regular retail price. Amazon had some great deals that week, along with other online shops. It was just that week though; pretty much everything was cut drastically in price if you noticed, then went back to regular this week. So it's 200 now like it was originally, and it'll stay that way for awhile (unless you shop around, some people had been selling them cheaper all along).
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Hi Jane! Sometimes a third seller on here will place an item at a higher cost if amazon or a "fullfiled" by Amazon 2nd party is not available. This is economically cause of supply and demand of the item in question, for ex: if there is low supply a seller may up the price depending on the expected demanded volume for incoming orders. Other reasons include that there is no other sellers offering a lower price point competitively. I hope this helps :)
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not sure where you saw the ad, but I assume it was on a black friday website. When I called them, Amazon said they have not advertised that price and are not guaranteeing any pricing. They said just keep checking and they'll do their best to be competitive.
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Now this thing is up to $1606? is everyone seeing this same price? Why in the world is the price rising like this in $50 chunks? It's like they are trying to make us buy the LNA46750 ($1630 or so). Makes no sense to me...there are apparently many TV buyers at the ready if Amazon wasn't jerking the price all over the place. If they don't get things straightened out shortly, I'll buy it over at Newegg. They're pretty reputable from what I understand, and the Newegg price of $1529 (free shipping) is looking better by the minute - though product appears to be on backorder or something over there. Patience will be a virtue here I guess. Now this thing is up to $1606? is everyone seeing this same price? Why in the world is the price rising like this in $50 chunks? It's like they are trying to make us buy the LNA46750 ($1630 or so). Makes no sense to me...there are apparently many TV buyers at the ready if Amazon wasn't jerking the price all over the place. If they don't get things straightened out shortly, I'll buy it over at Newegg. They're pretty reputable from what I understand, and the Newegg price of $1529 (free shipping) is looking better by the minute - though product appears to be on backorder or something over... » Read More Now this thing is up to $1606? is everyone seeing this same price? Why in the world is the price rising like this in $50 chunks? It's like they are trying to make us buy the LNA46750 ($1630 or so). Makes no sense to me...there are apparently many TV buyers at the ready if Amazon wasn't jerking the price all over the place. If they don't get things straightened out shortly, I'll buy it over at Newegg. They're pretty reputable from what I understand, and the Newegg price of $1529 (free shipping) is looking better by the minute - though product appears to be on backorder or something over there. Patience will be a virtue here I guess. « Show Less
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Amazon does not always have the best price... I have watched the price on this item for a while. FYI, if you live near a microcenter, they have this laptop for $1199 - $200 (instant savings) = $999.... Its an in-store only special, but you can find more info on their website http://microcenter.com ... I have e-mailed Amazon to see if they would lower their price, but I am still waiting for a response... I also would prefer to buy from Amazon to use "prime".
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Because the item is sold by a private seller and they can set their own price. Toys actually sold by Amazon are pretty competitive - Private "toy stores" are buying up the Walmart exclusive sets that sell for $6.99 and listing them for $15-20 here.
1984357
Because Amazon's prices like any retailer are not written in stone. You see a nice deal, get it when you see it.
1498227
Because sellers on Amazon are price-gouging you whenever it's not in stock directly from Amazon ;-)
1869038
It seems like Amazon.com is out of stock on it, and the higher prices you're seeing are from 3rd party sellers. A bit of supply and demand, with a very low supply they are charging more for it. I checked another site (wayfair.com), which said they were going to get more stock around May 1st, perhaps Amazon will too.
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the 1999 price was from 6th Ave and maybe also from Amazon itself, I noticed this as well. The other sellers had it marked higher, so when 6th ave and or amazon sold out the only ones available were higher. (Amazon did not change the price).
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Amazon didnt sell you the unit. You got it from a 3rd party that sells on amazon. Hence this is why you guys cant price match. Always make sure it says IN STOCK AND SOLD BY AMAZON.COM. Under the price.
1558900
Because amazon pays it's workers decent wages, offers many items at amazing prices and probably bases it's price on what it needs to not take a loss. Walmart gets special price deals from manufacturers through a process similar to bidding wars...not really good for workers, walmart's or manufacturer's, in fact, this process encourages outsourcing of american jobs. Walmart doesn't offer free shipping on 1 $4.87 item. Sheesh.